How long to wait for queen cups on a test frame of eggs?

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Verbify

June 24, 2016, 02:03:28 PM
Fearing a hive is queenless, we stuck in a test frame of eggs from another hive. How long is reasonable to wait for them to build a queen cell? This will decide if we need to buy a new mated queen or not. It's only been about 36 hours and nothing so far.

rwlaw

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June 24, 2016, 07:08:16 PM
If they were all eggs, you'll have to wait for them to hatch (3 days), then the bees will select the proper larvae for a queen.
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Michael Bush

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June 27, 2016, 09:47:33 AM
> How long is reasonable to wait for them to build a queen cell?

24 hours.
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iddee

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June 27, 2016, 11:13:54 AM
MB is correct, but I would give them 3 days if the question was, "How long before a new beek should be able to find any queen cell that has been started". :wink:
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June 27, 2016, 01:51:12 PM
Quote from: iddee on June 27, 2016, 11:13:54 AM
MB is correct, but I would give them 3 days if the question was, "How long before a new beek should be able to find any queen cell that has been started". :wink:

Thanks for this - its good to have the 'for people like me who have no idea what they're doing' answer along with the expert answer.
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